Previous Close | 5.410 |
Open | 5.380 |
Bid | 5.380 x 0 |
Ask | 5.390 x 0 |
Day's Range | 5.340 - 5.450 |
52 Week Range | 3.880 - 5.640 |
Volume | |
Avg. Volume | 24,766,092 |
Market Cap | 69.155B |
Beta (5Y Monthly) | 0.52 |
PE Ratio (TTM) | 14.18 |
EPS (TTM) | 0.380 |
Earnings Date | Apr 22, 2024 |
Forward Dividend & Yield | 0.30 (5.55%) |
Ex-Dividend Date | May 14, 2024 |
1y Target Est | 6.19 |
“We don’t think anybody should regularly eat these products, and they definitely shouldn’t be considered a healthy school lunch,” said a chemist who led a study.
Smithfield Foods said it will end contracts with 26 hog farms in the U.S. state of Utah, in the latest contraction by the world's largest pork processor in the face of an industry oversupply. Smithfield, owned by Hong Kong's WH Group, said it will terminate employees who support its dealings with farms that raise hogs under production contracts. Layoffs may total about 70 employees, or up to one third of the 210 workers in Smithfield's Utah hog production operations.
CHICAGO (Reuters) -Smithfield Foods said it will end contracts with 26 hog farms in the U.S. state of Utah, in the latest contraction by the world's largest pork processor in the face of an industry oversupply. Pork producers have been losing money as pig prices and consumer demand have struggled at a time of high costs for labor and other expenses. Smithfield, owned by Hong Kong's WH Group, said it will terminate employees who support its dealings with farms that raise hogs under production contracts.